nghìn

nghìn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ngàn

Etymology

From Old Chinese 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn). Compare Proto-Hlai *C-ŋin (“thousand”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋin˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋin˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨn˨˩]

Numeral

nghìn (𠦳)

1. (Northern Vietnam, cardinal, only in compounds) thousand

   Sáng mẹ cho 5 nghìn, chiều mẹ cho 5 nghìn nữa là 10 nghìn.

   Mom gave me 5000 in the morning, and then she gave me another 5000, totaling in 10,000.